[LVI]

07.02.2013

0000 HRS – Group sets a 1man guard and tries to sleep.

0430 HRS – Team is waken by the sounds of Tank fire, Artillery, Mortars and small arms fire to a Position North of them. In the distance, explosions can be seen.

0445 HRS – The sound of a fast mover is heard coming from there south going north. A single A10 Warthog flies and engages enemy forces north. The unit guess that it’s around 5-10 KM away. They determine to immediately leave there location and travel south to Wielun and do a Recon of the town.

0500 HRS – Team departs.

0620 HRS – Team arrives ½ KM West of Wielun. The sounds of the Battle are still heard in the distance, but faint. They set u a 3 man recon unit (same as Previous day} and go closer to town. They recon for 6 hours.

1250 HRS- Recon team returns and briefs. A small town of about 35 houses, a few businesses and a School. All bldgs are 1 story except for the School. About 2-3 Platoons of men, wearing Polish fatigues. All are lightly armed with only 1-RPK and 1-RPG spotted. On the top of the school gymnasium is a make shift watch tower. The school yard is fenced and a motor Pool is located. Only a few UAZ-469 are there. There is support and civvies. A MASH style tent with a Red Cross on it, assumed to be a Polish med center. This too is in the school yard compound.

1310 HRS – Team decides to bypass the town and to travel a km south and cross the 2 HWYs and recon the Bridge about 1km Southeast of Wienlun.

1400 HRS – Team Recons bridge for 1 hour. After the all clear they cross and Proceed on HWY East to Radomsko.

1800 HRS – Team arrives at Radomsko. Recon and notice around 30 houses and a large vehicular tent but are Unable to see inside. Around 50 armed marauders with bolt action rifles, SKS and a few AKM.

2000 HRS – Overhead another Jet is heard. An F15. Moments later a loud explosion and an ejection from the cockpit is seen. The marauders hoot and holler while a BMP starts and exits the tent. A dozen men jump on and it starts driving north towards where the Pilot should land.
Hastily the team unhooks the trailer and the HMMVW and LAV start moving north as well off road. They are around 2 KM West of the BMP which never notices the 2 vehicles.

Enroute the LAV commander agrees to intercept the BMP when it turns off the HWY and West into the fields towards the now landed Eagle Driver. The HMMVW will Proceed North and turn East at a Range of 2KM, stop and SGT Derry will unload and arm 1 of their 2 AT4s. Then he will fire on the BMP.
Once the BMP turns off-road the driver notices the LAV at 1.6KM and opens up with a small burst. Shots go wide. Sgt Derry then fires his AT4 (Misses roll} and shot sails wide left. He then gets back into the HMMVW and it drives 500m closer. The LAVcontinues on its intercept, but still doesn’t fire. The BMP continues driving right at the Unseen HMMVW while the guns aim but do not fire at the LAV. The 12 men have now jumped off the BMP and are literally running at the LAV.
500m closer SGT Derry gets out, aims and fires his 2nd AT4. (Roll hit}. Hit BMP front right. DMG causes a major explosion! The dozen men are now thrown around from the blast. The LAV continues after the explosion of the BMP and the Gunner focuses on the men with his 25mm M242 Bushmaster. The Gunner fires a burst of 100rds of H.E until he’s at a range of 30m.
SGT Derry gets back into the HMMVW and they drive towards the BMP until 30m.

They Dismount. Major Cheung and Lt Chan take the North and Sgt Derry goes south. They proceed in a skirmish line north to South 5m apart. The driver stays at the HMMVW lying down. He does fire a magazine prior to the skirmish line being formed. SGT Derry fires a 40mm HE towards the cluster of men. The other two start with 4 rd bursts as they proceed towards the BMP. The return gunfire is sporadic at best, but enough to Pin down Sgt Derry at 10m away. Major Cheung will end up using ½ his UMP45 mag, but rather than blind fire he will aim and concentrate on exact shots. All 3 kills proving lethal as he gets 2 head shots and a mouth shot on 3 separate marauders.
Lt Chan manages to unload his SCAR-H and afterwards gets a confirmed 2 kills. Meanwhile SGT Derry does manage to get a kill, hitting him 3x with his burst after no longer being Pinned down. 2 Thigh shots and 1 belly wound.

TOTAL AMMO USED was 1x20rds 7.62N, 2x30rds 5.56N, 1 40mm HE and 15x.45ACP. Plus 100x 25mm HE and 350rds x 7.62N belt fed for the M240 on the LAV.

After the firefight is over and the weapons damaged and bodies searched they go to the Pilot. They discover he is dead and had a .38